Thompson Park
Thompson Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Martha Walker Garden, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 1.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 231 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 8.0 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 12.4 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martha Walker Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sader Park: 0.4 mi
- Weinland Park: 0.5 mi
- Harrison West Park: 0.5 mi
- Indianola Park: 0.5 mi
- Peach District Mural: 0.3 mi
- Gnomon: 0.7 mi
- Ohio Union Reliefs: 0.8 mi
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Obelisk: 0.8 mi
- Celebration of Arts: 0.8 mi
- Old Ohio Union: 0.8 mi
- Iota Phi Theta: 0.8 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha: 0.8 mi
- Sigma Gamma Rho: 0.8 mi
- Alpha Kappa Alpha: 0.8 mi
- Glen High Parkland: 2.3 mi
- Parkview Parkland: 2.3 mi
- Wilma H. Shiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park: 2.4 mi
- Tarpy's Woods: 2.7 mi
- Audubon Society: 3.2 mi
- IE Gardens: 0.5 mi
- 4th Street Farms: 0.6 mi
- Weinland Park Urban Tree Nursery: 0.7 mi
- Wexner Center Roof Garden: 1.0 mi
- Knowlton Rooftop Garden: 1.3 mi
- Orton Geological Museum: 0.8 mi
- Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: 0.9 mi
- University Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Classical Archaeology: 1.1 mi
- Central Ohio Fire Museum: 1.4 mi
- Geologic Walkway Park: 1.2 mi
- Armintrout Fire Tower: 1.2 mi
- Ohio History Connection: 1.7 mi
- Ohio Village: 1.8 mi
- Palm House: 3.2 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 2.4 mi
- Brevoort Park: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 10.0 mi
- River Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 5.9 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 6.3 mi
- Spangler Hill: 9.1 mi
- Beavers Hill: 17.9 mi
- Wonderland: 7.4 mi
- Hibernia: 8.8 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 17.1 mi
- Edinburgh: 22.9 mi
- Milliken Falls: 4.4 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Dublin Spring: 9.5 mi
- Hocking River ?: 18.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.7 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 13.1 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | ENE 68° | 383 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spangler Hill | S 177° | 243 m | 9.1 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSE 159° | 241 m | 5.9 mi |
| Marlboro Hill | S 175° | 190 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Wcmh, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly383 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel281 obs
- Eastern Cottontail170 obs
- Canada Goose157 obs
- American Robin155 obs
- tree-of-heaven148 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee120 obs
- House Sparrow116 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/463502484
Day trips start here
- Columbus/University Area · 1 mi
- Columbus · 2 mi
- Columbus/South · 4 mi
- London · 24 mi
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